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Effects of Coffee in Alcoholics

1991; American College of Physicians; Volume: 115; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-115-6-499_1

1539-3704

Roseane Santos, Soniza Alves Vieira, Darcy Roberto Andrade Lima,

Coffee research and impacts

Letters15 September 1991Effects of Coffee in AlcoholicsRoseane Maia Santos, MSC, Soniza Alves Vieira, MB, MSC, Darcy Roberto Lima, MB, PhDRoseane Maia Santos, MSCSearch for more papers by this author, Soniza Alves Vieira, MB, MSCSearch for more papers by this author, Darcy Roberto Lima, MB, PhDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-115-6-499_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors:We studied the effects of two coffee brands on psychometric test results and ethanol intake among 20 chronic alcoholics (6 women and 14 men, 35 to 53 years of age, each with a reported minimum daily intake of 500 mL of alcohol for more than 1 year). We evaluated the patients' concentration capacity, short-term and retrograde memory, and daily alcohol intake. No caffeine-containing beverages were taken from 5 days before the beginning of the study, and all patients were given control tests. Patients were then assigned in a double-blind randomized trial to one of two treatment groups:...References1. RobertsonFrolichCarr DJR. Effects of caffeine on plasma renin activity, catecholamines and blood pressure. N Engl J Med. 1978;298:184-6. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WynneFamiliariBoublikDrummerRaeFunder KMJOIJ. Isolation of opiate receptor ligands in coffee. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 1987;14:785-90. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. CuratoloRobertson PD. The health consequences of caffeine. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:641-53. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Lima D ed. Coffee, a Medicinal Plant? New York: Vantage Press; 1990:43-68. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Instituto de Neurologia UFRJ Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIs coffee a functional food?Homeostasis and consumer behavior across culturesCaffeine and the central nervous system: mechanisms of action, biochemical, metabolic and psychostimulant effects 15 September 1991Volume 115, Issue 6Page: 499-499KeywordsAlcoholicsAlcoholsAttentionBeveragesCoffeeEthanolMemoryPatientsPsychometricsRandomized trials Issue Published: 15 September 1991 PDF downloadLoading ...